Planning appeal decision
Hill & Dale Outdoors, 39 Burnley Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2TL
Planning appeal 3283306 at Hill & Dale Outdoors, 39 Burnley Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2TL (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 February 2022 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisement on the amenity of the area, including the amenity of neighbouring occupiers at 2 Daisy Mount.
replace existing advertisement sign with digital display
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Clowes M
- Postcode
- HX6 2TL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisement on the amenity of the area, including the amenity of neighbouring occupiers at 2 Daisy Mount
What decided it
The proposed digital advertisement would be visually intrusive and harmful to the amenity of the area and neighbouring occupiers, conflicting with paragraph 136 of the Framework which requires advertisements to be controlled in the interests of amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 136
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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